American Standard Version of 1901
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for with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.
instructing us, to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly and righteously and godly in this present {Or, age}world;
if we endure, we shall also reign with him: if we shall deny him, he also will deny us:
backbiters, {Or, haters of God}hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
but I {Greek: bruise. Luke 18:5.}buffet my body, and bring it into bondage: lest by any means, after that I {Or, have been a herald}have preached to others, I myself should be rejected.
And even as they {Greek: did not approve.}refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up unto a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting;